U.S. airstrike reported in Pakistan

PAKISTAN There was no immediate word on casualties.

The two local Pakistani intelligence officials said the strike occurred Thursday in Tappi village in North Waziristan, a region considered a stronghold for al-Qaida and Taliban militants.

The officials requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.

The U.S. is suspected in a surge of recent missile strikes in Pakistani territory. Pakistan, a U.S. ally in the war on terror, has protested such strikes as violations of its sovereignty.

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